Comics Take Over '2008 Scream Awards' As Nominees Announced
As is par for the course in terms of judges for the annual awards, this year's panel reads like a Who's Who of Geek Royalty, and includes such names as Wes Craven, Geoff Johns, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Eli Roth, Kevin Smith and Guillermo del Toro just to name a few. The winners will be chosen by you, the fans, via online voting, and announced on October 21 at 9 p.m. on Spike TV (a division of MTV Networks).
The full list of this year's nominees after the jump.
THE ULTIMATE SCREAM
-“Cloverfield”
-“The Dark Knight”
-“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-“Iron Man”
-“LOST”
-“The Mist”
BEST FANTASY MOVIE
-“Beowulf”
-“The Dark Knight”
-“Hancock”
-“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-“The Incredible Hulk”
-“Wanted”
BEST HORROR MOVIE
-“30 Days of Night”
-“The Mist”
-“The Orphanage”
-“The Ruins”
-“The Strangers”
-“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE
-“Cloverfield”
-“I Am Legend”
-“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
-“Iron Man”
-“Southland Tales”
-“WALL-E”
BEST TV SHOW
-“Battlestar Galactica”
-“Dexter”
- “Heroes”
-“Lost”
-“Reaper”
-“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
BEST SUPERHERO
-Christian Bale as Batman; “The Dark Knight”
-Will Smith as John Hancock; “Hancock”
-Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura; “Heroes”
-Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man; “Iron Man”
-Edward Norton as The Hulk; “The Incredible Hulk”
-Ron Perlman as Hellboy; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
BEST ACTOR IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Christian Bale; “The Dark Knight”
-Heath Ledger; “The Dark Knight”
-James McAvoy; “Wanted”
-Edward Norton; “The Incredible Hulk”
-Terry O’Quinn; “LOST”
-Ron Perlman; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Fernando Cayo; “The Orphanage”
-Johnny Depp; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
-Michael C. Hall; “Dexter”
-Thomas Jane; “The Mist”
-Jared Padalecki; “Supernatural”
-Jonathan Tucker; “The Ruins”
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
-Anna Friel; “Pushing Daises”
-Jessica Lucas; “Cloverfield”
-T.J. Miller; “Cloverfield”
-WALL-E; “WALL-E”
-Anna Walton; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Julie Benz; “Dexter”
-Jena Malone; “The Ruins”
-Belen Rueda; “The Orphanage”
-Liv Tyler; “The Strangers”
-Naomi Watts; “Funny Games”
-Helena Bonham Carter; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
BEST VILLAIN
-Tobin Bell as Jigsaw; “SAW IV”
-Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane; “Iron Man”
-Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face; “The Dark Knight”
-Zachary Quinto as Sylar; “Heroes”
-Heath Ledger as The Joker; “The Dark Knight”
-Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
BEST ACTRESS IN A FANTASY MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Amy Adams; “Enchanted”
-Selma Blair; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-Maggie Gyllenhaal; “The Dark Knight”
-Angelina Jolie; “Wanted”
-Hayden Panettiere; “Heroes”
-Charlize Theron; “Hancock”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
-Jason Bateman; “Hancock”
-Michael Caine; “The Dark Knight”
-Terrence Howard; “Iron Man”
-Doug Jones; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-Gary Oldman; “The Dark Knight”
-Shia LaBeouf; “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
THE HOLY SHIT! SCENE OF THE YEAR
-The Batmobile/Batpod Chase; “The Dark Knight”
-The Big Rig Flips Over; “The Dark Knight”
-Escape From Ten Rings Hideout; “Iron Man”
-Iron Man’s First Flight; “Iron Man”
-The Reverse Kill Shot; “Wanted”
-The Statue Of Liberty/Empire State Building Attack; “Cloverfield”
MOST MEMORABLE MUTILATION
-Attacked By The Infected; “I Am Legend”
-The Autopsy; “Saw IV”
-The Pencil Trick; “The Dark Knight”
-Bitten By Vagina With Teeth; “Teeth”
-The Leg Amputation; “The Ruins”
-Attacked By The Flesh-Eating Tooth Fairies; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
BEST SCREAMPLAY
-“Cloverfield;” Drew Goddard
-“The Mist;” Frank Darabont
-“The Orphanage;” Sergio G. Sanchez
-“WALL-E;” Andrew Stanton, Peter Docter & Jim Reardon
-“The Dark Knight;” Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan & David S. Goyer
-“Iron Man;” Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum & Matthew Hollaway
BEST SCREAM TO COMIC ADAPTATION
-“Army of Darkness”
-“Battlestar Galactica”
-“Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Eight”
-“Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash”
-“A Nightmare on Elm Street”
-“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
BEST SEQUEL
-“The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
-“The Dark Knight”
-“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
-“Resident Evil: Extinction”
- “Saw IV”
BEST DIRECTOR
-Tim Burton; “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
-Frank Darabont; “The Mist”
-Guillermo Del Toro; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-Jon Favreau; “Iron Man”
-Christopher Nolan; “The Dark Knight”
-Rob Zombie; “Halloween”
BEST REMAKE
-“The Eye”
-“Funny Games”
-“Halloween”
-“The Incredible Hulk”
-“Journey To The Center Of The Earth”
-“Prom Night”
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Robert Downey Jr.; “Iron Man”
-Harrison Ford; “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
-Dwayne Johnson; “Southland Tales”
-Edward James Olmos; “Battlestar Galactica”
-Will Smith; “I Am Legend”
-David Tennant; “Doctor Who”
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW
-Summer Glau; “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
-Tricia Helfer; “Battlestar Galactica”
-Lena Headey; “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
-Milla Jovovich; “Resident Evil: Extinction”
-Gwyneth Paltrow; “Iron Man”
-Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”
BEST F/X
-“Beowulf”
-“Cloverfield”
-“The Dark Knight”
-“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-“Iron Man”
-“Wanted”
BEST COMIC BOOK
-Astonishing X-Men
-Hack/Slash
-League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier
-The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
-The Walking Dead
-Y: The Last Man
BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE
-“30 Days of Night”
-“The Dark Knight”
-“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
-“The Incredible Hulk”
-“Iron Man”
-“Wanted”
BEST COMIC BOOK ARTIST
-Gabriel Ba; The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
-Darwyn Cooke: The Spirit
-Pia Guerra; Y: The Last Man
-Jim Lee; All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder
-Joe Quesada; Amazing Spider-man
-Alex Ross; Project Superpowers
BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER
-Warren Ellis; Anna Mercury, Black Summer, Doktor Sleepless, Fell, No Hero
-Robert Kirkman; The Walking Dead
-Mike Mignola; Hellboy: Darkness Calls, Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus
-Alan Moore; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Doosier
-Grant Morrison; Batman, Final Crisis
-Brian K. Vaughan; Ex Machina, Y: The Last Man
MOST SHOCKING COMIC BOOK PLOT TWIST
-The 70s Heroes Return!; Secret Invasion 1
-Buffy And Satsu In Best Together!; Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight
- The Plague Is Revealed!; Y: The Last Man
-Kitty Pride Sacrifices Herself To Save The World!; Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men
-The Slaughter Of Woodbury Prison!; The Walking Dead
-The X-Men Disband After Professor X Is Shot In The Head By Bishop; X-Men
BEST LINE
“Hulk Smash!” (The Hulk); “The Incredible Hulk”
“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stranger” (The Joker); “The Dark Knight”
“I am Iron Man!” (Tony Stark); “Iron Man”
“I’m not a baby…I’m a tumor” (The Tumor); “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
“I will now make this pencil disappear” (The Joker); “The Dark Knight”
“Why so serious?” (The Joker); “The Dark Knight”